At present.computers are used in many ways.When one uses a computer for presentating some information or studying individuafly.it is important to obtain visual information efficiently.In this paper.character such as hiragana.katakana or kanji were presented to experiment subjects to determine the easier position on the display for recognizing them.The reaction time to find out the target characters among 16 positions on the screen were measured.The difference of reaction time for hiragana. katakaila or kanji were statistically analyzed.Kanji characters with or without meaning were also compared.These results might be effective for designing information on the screen for educational purposes.